Case for toilet articles and the like



July 12, 1932. R. s. BLAIR CASE FOR TOILET ARTICLES AND THE LIKE Filed April 14, 1928 1N VENTOR @im Patented July k12, 1932 PATENT oFFica y ROBERT s. BLAIR, or sTAMroRn, CONNECTICUT cAsE ron TOILET ARTICLES AND THE LIKE Application iled .April 14,

` This inventionrelates to portable cases for toilet articles and the like. e

One of the objects thereof is to provide a practical device of the above nature of simple and compact construction. Another object is to provide a device of the above nature characterized by eiiicient action and convenience in'use. Other objects are tov provide a device of the above nature which shall be readily adaptable to various numbers and types of articles, which shall hold them securely and yet in a readily accessible position and which shall so dispose of them as to economize space. Other objects will be in Q part obvious or in part pointedv out'hereinafter. e l Y v The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts,all as vwill 1 be illustratively described herein, and the scope of the application of which willbe indicated in the following claims.

In the .accompanying drawing in which is shown one of various possible embodiments of this invention, c

Figure 1 is a perspective view showingthe case open in condition for use;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic side elevation of the case closed;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the case open; V Y c Fig. 4 is an end elevation in semi-diagrammatic form of the caseopen;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5 5 of Fig. 1; f

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a portion` of the casing in open form certain parts being broken away to show theconstructionmore clearly; and e Fig. 7 is a detailed sectional view on an enlarged scale of a -supporting member.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring now to Fig. 1 ofthe drawing,

192s. serial No. 269,960.

there is showna vcasing comprising two sections 10 and 11. Section 10 comprises an end wall 12 of substantial height and an end wall 13 vof lesserheight, these parts beingpreferably connected by thebottom 14 formed integral therewith. In the preferred embodiment of this invention the member comprising parts 12, 13 and 14 may be formed of sheet metal flanged upon all of its free edges as indicated at 15. j Y, .l e

. Section 11 comprises an end wall16of the same height yals theV end wall 13 and an end wall 17 substantially shorter, Athese end walls being connected by an integral bottom membei' 18 and all free edges beingflanged as indicated at 19. Thus the endj and bottom members of sections 10 and 11v are similar eX- cept .that the end :wall 12 is substantially higher or vlonger than the end walls 13 and16 and the end wall 17 is substantially shorter than theseflatter walls, the proportions being such that the total length or lheight of walls 12 and 17 is equal to the totalheight of walls 13and16. e L

`Trapped about y and secured to these flanged metal members is a leather covering. The point of attachment of this covering to the flanges of the vsections 16and 17 begins at a substantial space below their upper ends as indicated at 20, and the leather of whichV the covering is formed is preferably .creased as at 21vso as to readily fold downasindi# cated in Fig. 1. l This portion of the covering, aside fromV the section 22 justreferred'to, has an extension 23 connected along the creased line 24and so shaped as to foldover and. cover the uppermost flangesof the end walls 16 and-17 and thus provide'a removable cover for the .section 11.V f Y Theleather cover member being preferably stitched through perforations in the various flanges, is secured to the side, bottomv'and rear side flanges ofthe walls 16 vand 17 up to the points V-25 and there provided vwith a crease 26 to permit bending along a horizontal line, it being understood that the kcreases 21 and 24 are preferablyinclined with respect to the horizontal. From the crease 26 the cover extends toa parallel crease 27 so positioned that it will with the casing in closed form be substantially opposite the upper edge of the sections 13 and 16. The continuation of the cover passes through to a crease 28 from which point it is secured to the adjacent flanges of the end walls 12 and 13 of section 10 and follows these flanges stitched thereto around to the ypoint 29 at which another crease is provided, this crease being inclined so as to meet the adjacent flange of end wall 13 at the Vsamedistance be.-

neath its top as it meetsl thea'djacent flange of the end wall12 thus forming anotherloose side wall portion 30. The end part or flange of the cover 31 is adapted to overlie :the porl.

tion 22 with, the case in closed form `as hereinaftervdescribed and is provided'with a strap 32 coacting with a buckle 33er suitable securing device. i A

' In order that the features of construction thus far Adescribedy may be'. best Y understood, it may be noted that when it is desired to close the case the part'22 is `folded against'the Vadjacent'flange'sand part 23 `laid over the top -of section 11. The two sections arethen pushed together so as to bring the intermediate wall Y portions 34'and 35 into upright position, and

. the entire section 11 is then swung over section 10.` TheV flap 31 is then raised and se-V cured in position as by the buckle 33. The entire case will thenhave changed from the form shown in Figsf3 and 4: ofthe drawing tothe form shown in Fig.` 2 in which it is substantially rectangular, the-two sections being complementary one to the'other.

Within section 10 there is provided a supporting'member 36 whichis of considerable length and tapering Vfrom yits greatest height adjacent endv wall 12 to a minimum height adjacent end wall 13. This member' is formed of bendable sheet metal as'indicated at 37 in Fig. 7 of the drawing and has upon its opposite sides aV soft coatingas of rubber or of fabric cemented thereto as indicated at 38. The member v36 is readily bent into any -desired shapeso as to accommodate the desired number and shape of articles to'be held and is yslipped into place within the section 10. It may readily be remove-dA as "forpurposes oficleaning the case, but ordinarily it serves.

merely to support securely and in upright Yform the various toilet articles.

- In section 11 is a similarumember 39 tapering fromv a maximum height adjacentV end wall 16 to a Vminimum height'- adjacent end Wall'l' and also bendable into any desired shape.v

In the use when it is open it occupies a minimum -of space and may readily be placed r`upon vthe side of a wash bas'in'of va Pullman'car for examof the device 4will be seen .thatv Vand compactly disposed. There is provided means for supporting articles varying in lengthfrom the substantial height of end wall 12 to the 'small height of end wall 17. The casing isV quickly and conveniently closed as hereinbefore described, and when closed adopts'the rectangular lform .shown with amaximum of compactness. It will be seen, furthermore, that there is no tendency for the articles to slip out of the case either when the casing is open or closed and that the construction is simple and strong and not adverselyrafi'ected by hard practical use.

As many possible"embodiments may be made ofthe .above invention, and as many changes might be made in the embodiment above set fortlnitlistobe understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth o r shown inthe accompanying drawing is'to be f interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

l.' In Aa portable :hollow case for iinple.- l

mentsv ofvarying size and contour, in combination, a pluralityof sections each compris. ing a bottom anda plurality rof walls eX- ten'ding away Vfromsaid lbottom and heldin a Vpositionfto vembrace a. space and each of substantially uniform depth' inthe directionv of its shortest transverse dimension and of varying'depth in the direction of-its other transverse dimension, and'each of said sections having an open end, means connecting said sections .one tothe other to permit their open ends to swing together to close the'case, and holding meansV positioned within each of said sections within theplanes of the open endsthereof andshaped Ato removably hold articles -of different shapes in a position eX- tending toward the corresponding open ends.

2.YV In a portable hollow'case for implements'of varying size and contour, in combination, -a plurality of elongated' sections each l sition for removal endwisev through the open Y fv 12 end thereof. A u. u

3. In a portable vhollow lease for implements of v-aryingsize and contour, in combinationa plurality ofcomplementary sections, each lhaving lateral wallshe'ld 4in position to embrace a space of progressively increasing depth fand-4 the, average'fdepthy of one being greater than the averagedepth ofthe other, Vsaid sections being-elongated Vin the direction of their variation in depth and being shaped to form ya'parallelogram when in sections together.

closed position with their open ends together.

4. ln a portable hollow case for implements of varying size and contour, in combination, a plurality of complementary sections each comprising a bottom, sides and unequal ends and each of progressively increasino depth and the average depth of one being greater than the av-erage depth of the other, said sections being elongated in the direction of tieir variation in depth and being shaped to form a parallelogram when in closed position with t ieir open ends together, said sections being connected to permit them to swing about an axis substantially parallel to their bottoms and being shaped to rest side by side upon a supporting surface with their open ends upward.

5. In a portable hollow case for implements of varying size and contour, in combination, a plurality of sections, each having a substantially flat bottom and lateral walls shaped and held to embrace a space and each tapering in depth transversely, holding means in each of said sections adapted to support articles of dii'ferent shapes in position to be removed endwise in a direction away from the bottom, and means connecting said sections one to the other to permit them to be placed in a position side by side with their bottoms resting upon the same supporting surface. y

6. ln a portable hollow case for implements of varying size and contour, in combination, a plurality of sections, each comprising a pair of end walls and a continuous cover member extending about all of said end walls and secured thereto at their side edges and spaced thereby and forming a hinge whereby the sections may be swung into a closed position with their open ends together and into an open position in which they rest side by side upon a supporting surface, and means adapted to secure in place the free end of said cover member and thereby hold said 7.' In a portable hollow case for implements of varying size and'contour, in combination, a plurality of sections, each comprising a pair of end walls and a bottom,

" means forming side walls for each of said sections and connected with said end walls throughout a portion of their lateral edges, being free from such edges at the portions of the end walls remote from the corresponding bottoms, said sections being shaped to provide open tops of substantially the same size and shape adapted substantially to register with the case in closed condition and means adapted to hold articles of different shape and size in predetermined positions within said sections.

8. A receptacle for containing a variety of articles for personal use differing as .to size and contour, and a member in said receptacle so shaped as to provide a plurality of compartmentsrdirected toward the open end 'of the receptacle and formed of amaterial .of such characteristics as to permit easy. defor mationthereof to change the size'and shape of the dierent compartments and to retain the form into which it is bent, i

9. A receptacle for containing a variety of articles for personal use'vdtlering as to size and contour, and a member'in said receptacle so shaped as to provide a plurality 'of compartments directed toward the open end lof the receptacle and formed of Vamaterial of suchl characteristics .as to permit easy ,deformation thereof to change the` size' and shape of the dinerent compartments and to retain the form into which it is bent, said receptacle being of varying depth in the direction of one ofitstransverse dimensions, and said holding member being removably mounted therein and formed of a sheet of varying depth to form said compartments of a depth substantially proportional to the depth of the receptacle at the point at whichv such compartment is positioned.

10. In a portable hollow case for implements of varying size and contour, in combination, a plurality of hollow sections, each provided with an open end, connected to swing into a position side by side with their open ends exposed and to swing into a closed position with their open ends together, said openings being of substantially the same size and shape and adapted substantially to register with, the case in closed condition holding means in each of said sections yadapted to support articlesV of different sizes and shapes in position to slide toward said open ends, and a movable partition between said open ends with the case in closed condition adapted to prevent thev articles inV each section from sliding into the other section.

l1. ln a portable hollow case for implements of varying size andcontour, in combination, a plurality of hollow sections, each provided with an open end, connected to swing into a position side by side with their open ends exposed and to swing into a closed position with their open ends together, said openings being of substantially the same size Y and shape and adapted substantially to register with the case in closed condition holding means in each of said sections adapted to support articles of diiferent sizes and shapesV in position to slide toward said `open ends, and a movable partition between said open ends with the case in closed condition adapted to prevent the articles in each section from sliding into the other section, said sectionsv being of progressively increasing depth in the direction of one of their transverse dimensions, and said partition having a swinging connection upon the case.

12. In a portable hollow case for implements of `varying size and contour, in combination, a plurality of hollow sections, each comprising a, pair of end walls and a bottom ormedof metal and a Continuous non-metal` liocover member extending about ASaid bot toms and secured to said end walls to provide a connection whereby said sections may be swung with respect one to the other, and means adapted to secure the free end of said non-metalliccovermember to another portion thereof to hold the casein closed` condi'- 10 tion with the open ends ofthe sections together.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 13th day of April, 1928. v

1 ROBERT S. BLAIR. 

